City Council

BE IT RESOLVED t hat the Mayor’s remarks given at the City Council meeting on January 25, 2017 be appended to the Minutes of today’s Council meeting.

That the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Status Update - Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 20 January 2017”; Planning Committee Report 37A; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral And Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to Bill 73 ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of December 14, 2016” b e received and considered; and That pursuant to subsection 35 (5) of Procedure By-law 2016-377, Council receive and consider Planning Committee Report 38.

That the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor entitled “Status Update - Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 20 January 2017”; Planning Committee Reports 37A and 38; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral And Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to Bill 73 ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of December 14, 2016”, be received and adopted as amended

WHEREAS City Council has adopted a Housing First Policy that is designed to help increase the supply of affordable housing throughout Ottawa; and WHEREAS the Housing First Policy provides that, among other things, “25% of the proceeds from the sale of residentially zoned land owned by the City where affordable housing is not developed” be used “to fund development elsewhere to meet social housing needs”; and WHEREAS there is a gap in the City’s Housing First Policy, whereby 100% of the proceeds from the sale of a property that will be used for residential purposes but that is zoned institutional are directed to the City-wide Reserve Fund, which is not consistent with the Policy’s goals; and WHEREAS such residential uses of land zoned institutional can include seniors and long-term care residences and group homes, and staff has advised that the Housing First Policy is currently under review and including a provision for a portion of the sales of City properties for these uses would be consistent with the Housing First Policy; and WHEREAS addressing this gap in the Housing First Policy will increase the contributions to the Housing Reserve Fund on an annual basis; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council direct Housing Services staff to conduct a review of all zones that could be included in their upcoming report to refresh the City’s Housing First Policy, mainly, to include a provision for a portion of sales of City properties that are zoned institutional and will be used fo

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read and passed.

That the following by-law be read and passed: By-law No. 2017-36 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of January 25, 2017.